Comp 268-10
AJ, you would pass on that cam it n favor of what? Something with faster ramps and more lift? You haven't used that cam so you ACTUALLY don't know. Have you taken a ride in a car with that cam? no
Write all the math you want and blame that cam as crappy all you want due to what you think are to slow of a ramp.
Until you use one or take a ride in a car with one......
I think there is a miss-communication here.
The cam in my story has nothing whatever to do with the cam in the OPs question. It is the story of a cam I once purchased, with very similar specs. The cam I installed and am talking about is 270/276/110@106 and lift of.504/.515, which I installed with 1.6 arms for about 6.7% more lift. This cam is 223/230 @050 the advertised to 050 is 47 degrees. It was advertised as a fast rate-of-lift, and words like--our cams make more power and carry it further, than our competitors---type lingo. Well I bought into that, and can't compare it to the competitors,for obvious reasons, but I preached that cam to all MY friends. This 270*cam a GREAT cam! the advertising as to it's carrying the power is probably right. I know it revved to 7000 and more,with the recommended springs.
I was in no way implying that it was a crappy cam
But that was in 2002. I am more knowledgeable today. At least I think I am. I now know why that cam pulled so hard. It was actually bigger than 270. it was rated at .008 tappet lift, whereas most other manufacturers rate theirs at .006 tappetlift. And that was the point of the story. I'm sorry if that was not clear.
Now as to that 268 cam, it runs best in a hi-compression engine. Don't be sticking it into your 8/1 teener cuz it will be extremely soggy on the bottom. If your lucky it will make 6.6Dcr@125psi.
This 268 cam needs at the minimum 9.5 Scr, and 10.0 is better.
And finally this cam needs gears to put the power where it needs to be. If you want an explosion of power on the downshift into first at 32mph you will need 3.73s in an A-body at least, and 3.91s would be better. This is getting out of the realm of streeterhood, cuz cruising the hiway will be a little on the buzzzzzzy side.
And I guess that is where the miscommunication might be; I forgot to say streeter somewhere in my post. So I'll just go fix that right now.
